Russia responds to reports it hacked US election: Prove it

The Kremlin says the US should either "stop" talking about the
election hacking it accuses Russia of committing or "produce some
proof."

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed that
sentiment Friday, according to a Russian state news agency.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was "indecent" of
the US to "groundlessly" accuse Russia of intervening in its
election by hacking and leaking information from political
operatives and organizations.

"They should either stop talking about that or produce some proof
at last," Peskov reportedly said. "Otherwise it all begins to
look unseemly."

During an interview with NPR on Thursday, President Barack Obama
promised retaliatory action against Russia
following the recent public revelations that US intelligence
tied the election-related hacking to senior Russian officials.
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the US election
to try to tip the scales toward President-elect Donald Trump,
though other agencies haven't gone as far in their assessments.

"I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries
to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take
action, and we will at a time and place of our own choosing," he
said.

Though there have been calls on both sides of the aisle for
further investigation into Russia's role in election-related
hacking, Trump has repeatedly brushed off accusations and sought
to sow doubt about the veracity of the intelligence.